There is the usual sowing and growing information on the back of the pack. At the end of this, in capital letters, it states:
SOW 2ND-3RD WEEK OF AUGUST IN MIDLANDS AND NORTHERN AREAS. AND END OF AUG EARLY SEP IN SOUTHERN AREAS. NOT SUITABLE FOR SOWING AT ANY OTHER TIME.

Ahh but where are those southern and northern areas? We discussed this before and you said that most seed packets on sale here are manufactured in the UK and could be six weeks out in their seasons to ours._________________“It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”

In such a situation, having already bought the seeds, I'd sow some every two weeks from now until the end of september. Unless a very hard winter kills everything, the worst I could expect is small onions or (shock horror!) scallions. Sow 'em and be damned.

@ Gautama:
I think you are missing the point. You need to check up on the previous conversation that my potatoes and myself were having.

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There is a mis-conception that the earlier a seed/plant (of any plant) is planted, the earlier it will be ready for harvest. This is rarely the case. The earlier it is planted, the slower it will grow, the more exposure it has the pests and diseases and the ill effects of inclement weather.
Also, though 80% of what you need to know is on a seed packet, take into account that most of the seed packets we have in Ireland are produced in England, often in the south. Delay planting times accordingly by 2-6 weeks, depending on where in Ireland you are.

When I read your comment/hint I presumed that Suttons were an Irish company but it turns out that they are English when I checked it out so my previous comment is still valid. So no, not obvious at all._________________“It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”

I had guessed that much my potatoes about the British geography having spent 28 years across the water. But my indirectly asked question was - can we, in Ireland, add 2-6 weeks to those sowing times on your onion packet as per your quotation from July 27th in 'Did you plant your potatoes early or late?' thread.

"Also, though 80% of what you need to know is on a seed packet, take into account that most of the seed packets we have in Ireland are produced in England, often in the south. Delay planting times accordingly by 2-6 weeks, depending on where in Ireland you are."_________________“It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”

Well that makes sense now. Are you delving into a niche market for onions now my potatoes, you seem to have gone specialised!?_________________“It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”

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